BFCGI 2022 Symposium: Helping Those at the Margins Through Business

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This year the keynote speaker for the BFCGI Symposium was Julie Kalkowski, Director of the Financial Hope Collaborative. A consumer advocate, Julie Kalkowski has worked directly with at-risk members of Omaha metropolitan area to find financial stability, helping them better manage their finances and avoid falling into cyclical debt.  The Financial Hope Collaborative and its Financial Success Program, housed at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business have been instrumental in helping many low-income families find financial stability.  She was a member of the Federal Financial Protection Bureau Advisory Board before it was disbanded. 
The symposium also included a Panel Discussion: “Inclusion of the Disenfranchised and Marginalized through Intentional Business Practices” Which focused on the question of how can business itself help make life better for everyone, and help include those who are frequently marginalized?  Panelists were Jo Giles (Exec. Director, Omaha Women’s Fund), who spoke about the importance of supporting women in the corporate business world, and Natalie Hadley (VP, Outlook Nebraska), whose organization employs the blind at their factory, and the discussion was led by Dr. Sarah Walker, Associate Professor and VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Creighton University

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